It was not I; it was Tatulo," answered the girl, blushing.
Having risen with difficulty, he leaned on Zbyszko, who conducted him to the alcove.
She seems to me a brig about the size of the Supplejack, but we shall make her out more clearly in a short time; if she is a friend those slaving rascals will not dare to attack us.
There are villains of all sorts about in the streets at night, and you know that you English are not held in much love by those slaving gentry to whose business you are attempting to put a stop.
By employing the men of one village to go forward and explain who we were to the next, we managed to prevent the frightened inhabitants from considering us a fresh party of Ajawa, or of Portuguese slaving agents.
This path was soon made a highway forslaving parties by Captain Raposo, the Commandant.
Many of the hoes and spears had been taken from the slaving parties whose captives we liberated; for on these occasions our Senna friends were always uncommonly zealous and active.
It was possible that the Ajawa might be persuaded to something better, though, from having long been in the habit of slaving for the Quillimane market, it was not very probable.
Where slaving and cattle are unknown the people live in peace.
The men and boys were kept as carriers, to take the ivory down from the interior to Tette, or were retained on farms on the Zambesi, ready for export if a slaver should call: of this last mode of slaving we were witnesses also.
The journey nearly killed our two active young friends; and what the slaves must have since suffered on it no one can conceive; but slaving probably can never be conducted without enormous suffering and loss of life.
While this was going on in our rear, the Tette slave-hunters from the West had stimulated the Ajawa to sweep all the Manganja off the hills on our East; and slaving parties for this purpose were still passing the Shire above the Cataracts.
Nice way o' going on, and me at 'ome all alone by myself, slaving and slaving to keep things respectable!
A lot of good me slaving from morning to night and buying good food when you go and spoil it like that.
As for yourslaving all day, you ought to come to the works for a week; you'd know what slavery was then.
The reason I'm slaving over the concert--it isn't all musical enthusiasm.
If you gave annuities to the eighty-two women out of every hundred in this country who are slaving to earn their bread--many of them having to provide for their children; some of them having to feed sick husbands or old parents.
Could I ever know a moment's happiness with my brother slaving like a beast at yonder mines?
I would not like to hear she was slaving herself at her age," he remarked, seriously.
She'll spend her life loving Steve O'Valley and slaving for him," Trudy had confided to her dozen intimate friends, who never repeated anything told them.
Sides, Yankee slaving skippers have got consciences, same as other men.
And you saw theslaving barracks where they collect the unfortunate wretches which are brought over from the West Coast of Africa?
And on the other side of the island there is a very large sugar plantation belonging to an American who is suspected of having dealings with slaving skippers who trade with the West Coast.
There is no doubt that many slaving schooners are built in these islands especially for the trade.
Not to-day, sir, but we often have talked about it, sir, and what might happen to them fellows as man the slaving schooners.
Look here, you sir; you must go on and follow up the trail till we overtake this slaving scoundrel and make him prisoner.
She says I'd be a deal better with a house of my own and a man to work for me, instead of slaving in the bar drawing beer, and forced to laugh and talk with all you gentlemen.
Think what it is to go on slaving when you are an old woman.
My mind is made up, and the Ruffling Harry must go slaving to Whydah.
I have determined upon a slaving venture to Whydah.
As long as Ingmar Ingmarsson lived Elof seemed quite content with his lot, toiling and slaving with never so much as a complaint.
Old Hök Matts worked on' and on, toiling and slaving exactly as he had done when his son was a little lad, and he strove to develop his property.
The people, hearing that a Brazilian brig had arrived at Badagarry, were preparing to set out on a slaving expedition to a place to the eastward.
It was possible that they might by persuasion be induced to follow the better course, but, from their long habit of slaving for the Quillimane market, this appeared doubtful.
Whilst I am speaking and talking and trying and slaving away for your good, you are waiting to catch me out in that way.
The slaving poor are incapable of any principles; gentlemen may be converted to true principles, by time and experience.
No more poverty, no more loneliness, no more slaving at the beck and call of some hated employer.
Still, if hard work and anguish of mind counted, he had earned it twice over, slaving away at the beck of Brett and his minions.
I know you've beenslaving your eyes out, and it's a nice day.
I'm not going to keep you slaving here for nothing now that I can afford to pay you.
Do you want to go on slaving here all your life, instead of being mistress of a fine house of your own, with servants and horses and carriages, and the best people in the country bowing down to you?
He was unhappy and sad at heart, and he took refuge in desperately hard work, slaving day and night, as it is necessary for a man to do if he desires to make his mark in life's tough battle.
I can't remember when everybody round weren't slaving away and no good coming of it.
I see no point in slaving day after day through one's best years.
They got at least enough to eat and me slaving from morning till night went around hungry.
I was slaving in a laundry from five to eight in the morning, before going to college, and from six to eleven at night, after coming from college.
He is the hunger of me for the life that ain't just eating and sleeping and slaving for bread.
While they condemned me as unfit to be a teacher, because of my appearance, I was slaving to keep them clean.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slaving" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: grinding; hardworking; plodding; plugging; straining; striving; struggling; sweating; working
